The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-07-10
The Expected Outbreak Has
Really Occurred
N THE SANDWICH ISLANDS
namsnd Upon King Kalakaua to
Di.rniss his Cabinet aud Form
New One-Etc.
Revolution In Hawaiia.

australia, this morning, touched at IN
usUsiian Island and brings importan
Information that the expected reVolu
ion in the Hawaiian kingdom has actu
.uv occurred. The populace organized
md demanded the downfall of the min
- or the abdicatiOn of the king
Dogidents of Honolulu and the sur
-onndjng country assumed police powers
~ the government, volunteer military
:orces Of the kingdom joining with
ham AS a result the Gibson ministry
los fallen and a cabinet named by the
aoonie headed by William NJ. Green
hos been appointed. King Kalahana is
permitted to remain on the
sb-one' although Invested of all
n-asent power, having acceded to
The demand for new constitution ano
m abide by the will OF the people. The
ling was thoroughly alarmed, and on
TnlV lst. called a meeting OF the Amerl-
con minister, British commissioner
Frencb commissioner and Portuguese
commissioner, to whom he offered to
canister. pro tenn, the powers vested IN
1im as kirg. The officials refused to
accent ths trust, but advised the king to
'ose no time in forming new cabinet
and constitution, which advice ne fol-
owed Walter NJ. Gibson and is son-in-
law, H. Hayselden, are under arrest,
navinq been seized by the CIVIC troops
when attempting to escape.
The pOpulsCe assumed control OF
affairs of the Kingdom on June %, and
we're Joined by the Honolulu Rifles and
otber hastily organized military COM
0apies. Patrols were established
throughout the city and guards were
placed over the military armorIes. On
the afternoon OF June 30 mass meet
ing was held at the Armory OF the
Honolulu Rifles, the meeting having
been advertised by the posters in
English, Hawaiian and Portuguese,
and long before the hour Of the meet
ing the approaches , the building were
-hrOnged with all classes of people. All
stores and shops had been closed, all
approaches to the palace were
9arricaded by royal troops, who
made no sign of meeting the
volunteer troops. Outside of the
ArmOry the Honolulu Rifles were
under arms On the walls of the
armOry, back of the platform, were dis
played the Hawaiian, American and
English flags. The meeting was ad-
dressed II the English and Hawaiian
languages, and resolutions were adopted
declaring as follows:
The administration of the Hawaiian
government has ceased, through cor
EuptlOn and inCompetency, adequately
20 perform the functions and afford the
protection to personal and property
lights for which all governments exist"
The meeting formulated the following
demand on the king:
tlrSt-That ne shall at once and I'M
eondltonally dismiss his present cab
net from office, and we ask that he shall
eau one OF four persons namely,
william L. Greene, Henry w aterhouse
godfrey Brown, or Mark P. Robinson,
o assist him IN seleCting.a new cabinet,
Ehlch shall be committed the policy
ol securing new constitution.
eecond-That Walter NJ Gibson shall
acid by him under the government
me third and fourth demands were
-: :oa' >, .ne hlng should make restitution
~; SL'Og, OF opium tribe money and
r1 sTui-Ss Junius haal, register of con-
5 ,T4alCeS who was implicated in the
Ejith-That we request a specific
n Re rom the King that he will not,
:n5; LURE interfere, either directly or
san,at:t-y' WITH the election of repre-
O;us@1FeS ana that he will not interfere
ec.li .! attempt to underly or influence.
CESSATION or legislators.
lit ne demands were turned over tn q
, ~o'lLuII'ee OF thirteen, who mada their
@y 20 the palace and suhmittaS them
- Jue hIng. The news had eIreedv
-oaG-eu the palace, and the Gibson
- -.-tiitsIIy 81 once wrote out their resig-
, rallon. During the progress of the
sTds ~ meeting, speeches were made nv
~ yue prominent citizens. all of whom
st s(ISIsu that the King must abdicate
- oloe, OF acCe0e to the nonnIar de-
I1a aTlIS' Before the meeting closed the
.Ai'eh minister, Gibson. sant for
guard OF Honolulu Rifles IN
agsinst n'm at his residence
Hawaiio,s MOP OF the native
steam 9JanS; !, On Friday, July 1st, the
,rsia 9uip Nd'TpOsq arrived from Aus
iress a, JTl!.nglng 200 stand sof arms, ad-
Fere 49,; 70 gibson. minister. These
and sto-oS: the peoples committee
min I D;5 IN the armorv of the Homo
ren en- AInes After conferring with the
INN SIe Zen of foreign governments.
WINES halaGaua formally appointed
minis,o!- =; Green prime minister and
co ,--,9,st oil foreign affairs. who com
Tbrtpe-,eIled the c.binet as follows. l. A
rev p.o, minister Of the interior. Cod
Lsbfa-g vi, minister of finance q "
The ~ Ins altorney-genersl.
,be 5a- surrender of King KaIsksua IN
cJmD TI.snds OF the populace, was SIS
last F 1-';1. as heignominy endured nv his
mans -lIstry. In response to fhe de-
5eraiIs made upon him he raniied in
MS card WAS as follows:
N ,s' oHoa2ca5ls Gentlemen comnos;no
nd SSyyt s;Llttss Of a Meeting ofSR5iscfss
.. Gtas,n.l z. aoknowIe5sir, -. =.
mass meeti Tue reSolutions adopted at a
sented -tt &c ing held yesterday. and pre-
eonyey t ~ US by you. we are pIessed 70
IS We'll Trough you to our loysI subjects
sIpress;oS - 70 Citizens of HouoluJa onr
srai8cst;nnss OF good will, and o ou-
he usual ' co mat our people have taken
'enting tbs constitutional steps in DR.
The resolntisaI proposition containa3 in
uuOns passed by the meeting ~